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    Elderly People In Prisons

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    Audience: correctional staff Subject: Should prisons allow elderly people to be released and be under supervised parole for the rest of their lives. Author’s/Speaker’s Main Purpose or Claim: We will save money if it is possible and elder people leave the jail to avoid the necessary training for correction officers‚ “the costs of medication and accomadations throughout the prison such as wheelchair accesability and units with lower bunks.” Author’s/Speaker’s Tone (Tone=how the author/speaker feels

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    Exploring A Cardiologist

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    A cardiologist is someone who studies the heart and its functions in health and diseases. Many people go to a cardiologist for many reasons. Some including: recommendations from your doctor‚ chest pain around the heart‚ family history‚ high cholesterol‚ high blood pressure‚ preeclampsia‚ etc. When you go to see a cardiologist you might have a couple of tests run on your heart. The doctor may have you wear a heart monitor to catch your heart in action when you complain of certain pains. A cardiologist

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    Clinical Supervision

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    Clinical supervision sits at the heart of the UK Government ’s agenda for improving the quality of service delivery (Department of Health‚ 1997‚ 1998‚ 1999). The practice in the workplace was introduced as a way of using reflective practice and shared experiences as a part of continuing professional development. Clinical supervision has ensured that standards of clinical care remain a key mechanism for monitoring the performance of Trusts‚ with clinical performance measures being given equal weight

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    Elderly Driving Outline

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    Critical Points A. Why do the elderly develop driving disabilities? 1. Loss of Body Functions a. Vision loss accounts for up to 90 to 95% of the info needed to maneuver in traffic. (Wilson) b. Research shows that the average person’s hearing and reaction time deteriorates at about

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    Afghanistan has struggled so much socially‚ economically‚ and politically because of the weak and cruel government who do not care about the citizens‚ which causes their people to lack trust with others‚ inside and out. Afghanistan has struggled so much socially because they feel like they can’t trust anyone‚ no matter if they live in Afghanistan or not. In the book‚ “Breadwinner”‚ a character said this on page 23‚ “The Taliban encourage neighbor to spy on neighbor. It is safer to keep to ourselves

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    Challenges Facing Mega-cities Access to Formal and Informal Employment There are high levels of unemployment and under-employment in all the mega-cities of the developing world. This is because there just aren’t enough jobs in urban markets to account for the vast number of people requiring them. It is estimated by the International Labour Organisation (ILO) that 20-25% of adults in urban areas of developing world cities are without regular employment. Jobs are desperately needed for people

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    Vulnerable Populations

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    Vulnerable populations in the United States include economically disadvantaged‚ racial and ethnic minorities‚ low-income children‚ the elderly‚ homeless‚ people living with HIV and other chronic medical conditions that include mental illness. Other factors that contribute to these populations are a lack of healthcare‚ poverty‚ social‚ environmental factors and lack of education. Vulnerable populations divided into three categories physical‚ psychological‚ and social. The vulnerability may arise

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    Title: Estate Planning For the Elderly Course: TAX 6405-Gift‚ Estate‚ and Trust Taxation Table of Contents * Introduction * Power of attorney * Trusts * Wills * Joint ownership of assets * Lifetime gifts * Long term care insurance * Conclusion Introduction You may have heard a phrase like‚ “70 is the new 50.” There are large numbers of seniors living into their 80s and 90s. Estate taxation and planning has become a bigger concern‚ especially for baby boomers

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    Vulnerable Populations

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    Vulnerable Populations in Current Events NUR/440 January 24‚ 2010 Vulnerable Populations in Current Events Smith‚ Tingle‚ and Twiss (2010) estimate in the year 2030‚ 20% of all Americans will be elderly adults. This is a vulnerable population that will have barriers including transportation‚ mobility‚ financial‚ and medical. As this vulnerable population continues to age‚ they often find it difficult to ask for help‚ which further increases the barriers they must overcome. Defining a Vulnerable

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    Clinical Assessment

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    Clinical Assessment Your Name Psy/270 March 15‚ 2011 Instructor’s Name Clinical Assessment I would being by asking Mr. and Mrs. Lawson basic questions concerning the family’s history regarding any similar symptoms that other family members may have displayed. I would also ask if there were any changes in the family setting‚ such as relocating or if other family members have recently relocated. I would also ask Mr. and Mrs. Lawson specific details about the symptoms regarding Clara’s eating

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